Editing Platte, South Dakota (section)

==History==
[[Lewis and Clark]] were told to watch for ‘burning bluffs’ in the area.<ref name="South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks">{{cite web|title=Platte Creek Recreation Area|url=http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/platte-creek/|publisher=South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref>  Settlement began in the early 1880s.<ref name="South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks" /> A fur trader named Bernard Pratte once lived at the mouth of what was then known as the ‘Fish Creek’.<ref name="South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks" /> Pratte's last name was mistakenly transcribed as Platte on an early map of the creek and the spelling error stuck.<ref name="Platte Info">{{cite web|title=Platte Info|url=http://kingsinnmotel.com/4.html|publisher=King's Inn|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref>  The town that would become Platte was named after the creek.<ref name="Platte Info" />

For 12 years, Charles Mix County was the only county in the state of South Dakota without a railroad.<ref name="Platte Heritage Club">{{cite web|title=History of Platte|url=http://www.plattesd.org/about-platte/history-of-platte|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref>  Platte originated in the summer of 1900 after it was selected as the terminus for a [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul]] railroad branch line from [[Yankton, South Dakota|Yankton]].<ref name="Platte Heritage Club" />   The railroad arrived in October and buildings were moved from the nearby settlements of Castalia, Old Platte, and Edgerton.<ref name="Platte Heritage Club" />   The Platte Enterprise newspaper was founded in 1900 and is still published today.<ref name="Platte Info" />

The [[Great Depression]] and drought of the 1930s led to unemployment and out-migration in the area.<ref name="Platte Heritage Club" /> A dam was constructed on the Platte Creek during this time.<ref name="Platte Info" /> The area became a place for picnics and recreation.<ref name="Platte Info" /> In 1956, the [[Fort Randall Dam]] was completed creating Lake Francis Case.<ref name="Platte Heritage Club" /> In 1966, the Platte-Winner Bridge was completed over the lake giving travelers a new route to and from the Black Hills.<ref name="Platte Heritage Club" />